Charlotte Hornets @ Miami Heat - 7:30pm Thursday

Pure_Basketball · Post #1 » by **Pure_Basketball** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:44 am

Alright Miami, good **** start to the streak but let's play some **** defense please. ****!!!! The thread theme is DEFENSE!

Miami Starting lineup
PG - Goran Dragic

SG - Dwyane Wade

SF - Joe Johnson

PF - Luol Deng

C - Amare Stoudemire

Bench Mob
Whiteside, Winslow, Richardson

Charlotte Hornets

Pure_Basketball · Post #2 » by **Pure_Basketball** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:46 am

Turns out it's impossible to get a vine of Joe Johnson playing defense.

Chalm Down · Post #3 » by **Chalm Down** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:48 am

Hi.

This may be the most important game left in terms of playoff seeding/tiebreakers. Would be awful nice for the Heat to have the season series over the Hornets

Let's everyone.

Heat03 · Post #4 » by **Heat03** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:53 am

Please get this W. Have some confidence going into the Cleveland game and smack them. Hornets are going to gun from 3 so we better get out on their shooters. Big games from Wade Dragic and Deng and we should be fine as long as the bench keeps it up.

Chalm Down · Post #5 » by **Chalm Down** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:54 am

Um, OP...I noticed you excluded McRoberts from your bench mob. Let me be of some assistance

[tweet]https://twitter.com/miamiheat/status/709536786809298944[/tweet]

cyclix · Post #6 » by **cyclix** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:54 am

gom · Post #7 » by **gom** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:01 am

Now updated with Tuesday results!

We play Charlotte:

Strategic situation:

The Heat did themselves a big favor by beating Denver. It transferred the pressure to the Bobcats and Hawks who now have to perform well to keep pace. Charlotte plays the Magic Wednesday night and we have two days off, time for some badly needed healing for Wade. The Hawks have a road game with Detroit Wednesday night before their Thursday match up with the high-scoring Nuggets. I think they might have trouble with Denver even at home where Atlanta has been very good (21-12).

As for our race with the Celtics, this is not an easy week for Boston either, facing the Pacers (away) (THEY LOST!!!) :lol:

, Thunder (home), and Raptors (in Toronto). Don't get too excited, though, because next week when we trek off to play the Pelicans and Spurs on a back-to-back, the Celtics get the 76ers and Magic before Toronto challenges them. The last two games are home games where the Celtics are almost invincible (only the Rockets broke the streak). The following week they head out West (from Mar 26 to Apr 3) for 5 games. In fact, our road trip to the West (only 3 games but in 4 nights) overlaps theirs.

Anyway, this is a vital win, for it accomplishes two purposes: (1) it's a direct confrontation with the Hornets who are a playoff competitor and (2) it can potentially help us to snip away at the Celtics if they misstep.

So, let's get the win!!!

Here are the relevant schedules/records of our competitors:

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Is anyone not impressed with the Hornets?

Flatucles isn't:

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Here is our historic record with Charlotte:

57 wins, 38 losses

23 wins, 25 losses in Charlotte
34 wins, 13 losses in Miami

We are 12 in a row at home. The last time we lost in Miami was Jan 2, 2010. We also had a 16 game winning streak in general that ended in 2014.

We are tied in playoff series: (1-1)

In 2014 we swept the Charlotte Bobcats. (4-0)
In 2001 we were swept by the Charlotte Hornets. (0-3)

Heat Charms:

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Something I did not know:

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Hornets charms:

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Post #8 » by **IggieCC** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:09 am

oh chit pure basketball

goodboy · Post #9 » by **goodboy** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:11 am

^ LMAO

gom · Post #10 » by **gom** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:19 am

Chalm Down wrote:Hi.

This may be the most important game left in terms of playoff seeding/tiebreakers. Would be awful nice for the Heat to have the season series over the Hornets

Let's everyone.

Potentially the last match of the year may be a decisive game with the Celtics.

Post #11 » by **IggieCC** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:20 am

lucky charms
[tweet]https://twitter.com/IraHeatBeat/status/709556145141260288[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/joshbaumgard/status/709533032609230848[/tweet]

Chalm Down · Post #12 » by **Chalm Down** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:23 am

gom wrote:
Chalm Down wrote:Hi.

This may be the most important game left in terms of playoff seeding/tiebreakers. Would be awful nice for the Heat to have the season series over the Hornets

Let's everyone.

Potentially the last match of the year may be a decisive game with the Celtics.

True. I have less hope for that one though, since they already own the tiebreaker.

Post #13 » by **QUIZ** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:28 am

Frank Kaminsky is truly a force to be reckoned with. He is a senior with upside. His intangibles are out of this world. He is a winner in every sense of the world. Frank Kaminsky is the defeater of the undefeated, the 2015 Naismith College Player of the Year. The great white hope.

Here you can see Pat Riley admitting that he wanted Frank before he was stolen away from us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv4vF-IK8BI&feature=youtu.be&t=9m18s

:nonono:

This game will be difficult from start to finish. Our only hope is that Charlotte's coach Steve Clifford continues to hold Frank back.

Even still I hope Spo comes up with a very detailed game plan just in case. We're going to need one if we hope to contain the beast that is Frank the tank.

Let's go Heat!!!

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Post #14 » by **IggieCC** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:34 am

lets go heat

gom · Post #15 » by **gom** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:35 am

Chalm Down wrote:
gom wrote:
Chalm Down wrote:Hi.

This may be the most important game left in terms of playoff seeding/tiebreakers. Would be awful nice for the Heat to have the season series over the Hornets

Let's everyone.

Potentially the last match of the year may be a decisive game with the Celtics.

True. I have less hope for that one though, since they already own the tiebreaker.

Maybe we won't need the tiebreaker because we won't be tied if we win. I have us within 3 games either way (above or below). Boston won't struggle, but they have some challenging games. That west coast jaunt is 5 games and includes Clippers, Trailblazers, and Warriors. Trailblazers and Warriors are a back to back. They have 2 games with Toronto and an away game with the Hawks who might be fighting fiercely for home court advantage.

We shall see!

Let's not get ahead of ourselves, though. We need to win a lot of games first!

Chalm Down · Post #16 » by **Chalm Down** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:57 am

QUIZ wrote:Frank Kaminsky is truly a force to be reckoned with. He is a senior with upside. His intangibles are out of this world. He is a winner in every sense of the world. Frank Kaminsky is the defeater of the undefeated, the 2015 Naismith College Player of the Year. The great white hope.

Here you can see Pat Riley admitting that he wanted Frank before he was stolen away from us: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xv4vF-IK8BI&feature=youtu.be&t=9m18s

This game will be difficult from start to finish. Our only hope is that Charlotte's coach Steve Clifford continues to hold Frank back.

Even still I hope Spo comes up with a very detailed game plan just in case. We're going to need one if we hope to contain the beast that is Frank the tank.

Let's go Heat!!!

Spoiler:

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IggieCC wrote:
lets go heat

Post #17 » by **MettaWorldPanda** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 10:07 am

Up inhee Up inhee

Bishop45 · Post #18 » by **Bishop45** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 12:00 pm

RexBoyWonder · Post #19 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:10 pm

I just might have to skip this gamethread with all the Kaminsky talk I might get a heart attack. SMH

Dr_Heat · Post #20 » by **Dr_Heat** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 1:22 pm

Spo needs to put in Mcbob on Frank the tank and it would guarantee us a win :rock: